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This week, we continue our work in Lao PDR with another session of the ever popular CSIRT Essentials. Our experts Klaid Mägi and Nick Small were on hand to support our cohort in Vientiane and were delighted to have Vice Minister Keovisouk Solaphom attend the opening event. Thank you so much to LaoCERT for their … Read more
Co-operation and collaboration on important issues remains a consistent and robust theme of our work, and yesterday’s lunchtime workshop on the Human-Centric Approach to Cybersecurity in the Context of the OEWG was a great example of this. Joining forces with EU Cyber Direct – EU Cyber Diplomacy Initiative and in the presence of our sponsored EU:CD fellows and … Read more
Rwanda has made great strides in boosting its cyber resilience in recent years: establishing its National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA) in 2020, and a Data Protection Office just last year. They’ve also been busy hosting international events, like the 2023 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium in March and the Cybertech Africa 2023 Conference in August. Cyber … Read more
Is the AI boom just another gold rush?Is it too late to invest in NVIDIA? And who will benefit from the AI boom? These are common questions for people looking to jump aboard the AI bandwagon. I turned to an industry expert for help.In the current AI gold rush, NVIDIA is the one “selling the … Read more
Our project leader Enrico Calandro and SE Asia lead Nick Small are in Lao PDR this week to review the results of Cyber4Dev‘s earlier collaborative engagement, and to discuss possible future involvement in Cyber Resilience activities. Vice Minister Keovisouk Solaphom welcomed the Cyber4Dev team and expressed gratitude for their assistance in improving the nation’s cyber capabilities. At the meeting, the … Read more
Recently our Lead Cyber expert Martin Indrek Miller and RIA expert Tomu Tammer visited Costa Rica to deliver training to local professionals on the subject of CSIRT Essentials. In the words of Martin Last year, Costa Rica faced a grave challenge that tested its resilience. In April 2022, the nation fell victim to one of … Read more
It’s a great feeling when plans truly come together and our event last week in Santo Domingo was great example of this. Having witnessed the success of the Cyber 9/12 event in Cape Town last September, it’s our pleasure to support teams from Ecuador and Costa Rica at the largest and first bilateral event in … Read more
26.05.2023 NEWS: Backup Repositories Targeted in 93% of Ransomware Attacks The ransomware threat is still very much alive, with 85% of organizations having suffered from at least one such attack over the past 12 months, according to Veeam’s 2023 Ransomware Trends Report. If this trend continues, “more organizations will suffer a ransomware attack than turn … Read more
As we draw to towards the final months of the Cyber4Dev project, we were pleased and proud to have been invited to participate in the 15th Sri Lankan National Cybersecurity Conference in Colombo, which took place earlier this week. Sri Lanka has been one of the most engaged countries that we have worked with since … Read more
Last week members of the team were in Ecuador, where in collaboration with CEDIA ( Corporation for the Development of Research and Academia ) they shared their experience and expertise in the areas of cyber security, incident management and awareness raising activities. Our visit formed part of XII CEDIA Forum of Directors of Information Technology and Communications … Read more
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